Greenwood International School

Good Al Barsha, Dubai · British (NCfE)

KHDA rating

Good

Good standards in most areas. The most common rating among Dubai schools. Ratings are from the last full inspection cycle (2023–24).

Annual fees

AED 16,000 to 30,000 a year

Varies by year group; confirm current fees with the school. 2026–27 fees are frozen by KHDA directive.

Curriculum

British (NCfE)

Established

Founded 2005

School transport

Bus service available

Location

Al Barsha, Dubai

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In context

Its mid-range fee is about 58 per cent below the median for British (NCfE) schools in this guide (AED 54,632). It is one of 62 schools in this guide currently rated Good.

Worth comparing: JSS International School (AED 14,000 to 25,000 a year) — a lower-fee option in the same area.

These comparisons are computed from the verified data in this register, not editorial opinion.

What the inspectors said

Paraphrased from the last full DSIB inspection (2023–24 cycle) and its published record — read the complete report on the official KHDA directory.

Strengths the inspectors named:

• Good in November 2023 — the eleventh consecutive year at that rating, held since 2013–14.
• Students’ personal and social development rated excellent: deep appreciation of Islamic values and Emirati culture, strong environmental awareness, high personal responsibility and excellent relationships with staff.
• Kindergarten provision and outcomes Very Good, with improved Islamic Education and Arabic progress in middle school, improved high-school attainment and better Elementary science.
• An unusually generous senior curriculum — 36 elective subjects in high school, described by inspectors as broad and imaginative — plus Advanced Placement courses, a K-8 STEM programme and NEASC accreditation.
• A concrete, documented fix: the previous cycle found only a few teachers appropriately qualified; the 2023–24 report confirms all staff are now appropriately qualified and effectively deployed.

What they asked the school to improve:

• Some teaching remains didactic and expectations for more able students are not always sufficiently high.
• Use of assessment data to improve teaching and learning is not consistently secure across all phases.
• Teacher turnover of 15% is worth monitoring, and eleven cycles at Good means the step up has not yet come.

Inspector summaries are being added school by school as each report is read — 169 of 169 so far, dated per cycle, never invented. A school without a summary yet is unread, not unjudged.

Visit kit

Questions worth asking on a tour — tuned to this school’s rating and curriculum:

• Who leads inclusion here — and may we meet them before enrolling?
• How much staff turnover did you have last year, and why?
• What are actual class sizes this term — not the maximum?
• How and how often will I hear about my child’s progress?

Special educational needs? Read the inclusion guide before you visit.

Other schools in Al Barsha

• GEMS Albarsha National School — Acceptable, AED 10,000 to 20,000 a year
• Repton Al Barsha — Very Good, AED 53,540 to 89,774 a year
• Nord Anglia International School Dubai — Outstanding, AED 69,625 to 105,288 a year
• Kings School Al Barsha — Outstanding, AED 54,000 to 98,000 a year

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